FNUS72 KCHS 211243
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 81...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 AM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE SEA BREEZE WILL PROGRESS STEADILY INLAND PUSHING THROUGH THE BURN AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MSUNY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................80     83     82     80
                    MIN HUMIDITY........56     49     49     57
WIND (20 FT)........E 6    ESE 7  SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...730PM-9AM/POOR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCHAFFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100521.COMPT.01/CHS